Buffer overflow in X Libx11
CVE-2013-2004
The (1) GetDatabase and (2) _XimParseStringFile functions in X.org libX11 1.5.99.901 (1.6 RC1) and earlier do not restrict the recursion depth when processing directives to include files, which allows X servers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- X Libx11 — versions 1.5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1854-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/3 (mailing-list)
- www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2013-05-23 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2693 (vendor-advisory)